BBMMAGNEWS : XCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GLODINE AKA MYVUVU

INTRODUCTION

- Glodine aka myvuvu is a multilingual vocalist, rapper and songwriter from South Africa under the management of Kmillz who has collaborated with various artists/djs in countries like France, Spain, Eritrea and now recently working Evih from Nigeria on a song.

FORMER PROJEETS

- Dance Unlimited EDM Album on Itunes

- cowriter of Thuntsa Lerole by Tembi Seete

- Arrive Alive song with department of roadsafety.

-Boity's booty Feat Ishmael Morabe

- This One's For you a remix song with David Guetta

- Te Amo Feat Dj Royer's Beta (Spain)

-Hgusat FEAT Mikal Yosief (Eritrea)

- Bhomba Mchangan FEAT Matt (Limpopo)

- A Mess by BLVCK on itunes

- Music Videos: Tonight & Sohlangan Elokshin

PRESENT PROJECTS

- Spanish Love Song FEAT Evih Becks (Nigeria)

- Love Letter (latest single by glodine)

WHAT SHOULD WE BE LOOKING FOWARD TO 

- Im looking forward to visiting Nigeria and working on an album with various nigerian artists. Doing a song in Igbo. It would be my first time to visit Nigeria and i want to experience the culture. Theres alot of friends in South Africa from Nigeria so i want to see the place.

CHALLENGES

- Being independant we often have to raise funds from our own pockets and sometimes we struggle to make things possible.

Our challenge now is finding a sponsor for Nigerian tour for atleast 3weeks to work and shoot a music video and learn the culture. Something i can take back home to south africa and talk about.

THE MOST CHALLENGING SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE

- i guess im dealing with losing my mom a few years back. I get lonely sometimes when i see other kids with their moms. Noone can replacce the role of a mother. Wouldve been nice if she was around to see what ive achieved on my own.

-The music business is very challenging. Its cut throat and very difficult. To book a studio, do a photoshoot, graphic designs and distributing an album is expensive. By the time the songs are done, to get airplay and marketing also costs money. To shoot a quality video is expensive. The costumes, hire makeup artist, hire dancers and a production team. As artists we depend on gigs and other income to make such things possible but to put everything on your own is hard. At the end all we want is quality music and quality videos and a clean brand. Building a brand is not easy. We eat, walk, sleep showbiz. We find possibilities where there are none. Also being in a continent where a black person is limited to career options being an entertainer needs commitment and passion. Sometimes you get lazy to wake up and sing because you dealing with your own challenges at home. Some families will never accept their children to do arts. So u have to find support from friends, people in the community. Its not easy but Arts is also a proffesion. If we invested as much in music like americans, artists would be wealthy and therefore capable of giving back to the community. There are very few artists in africa who make real money, most of them also come from Nigeria because of the support in the community. That is very good. 

THE MOST HAPPIEST MOMENT IN YOUR LIVE

- i live in Johannesburg which is the biggest media & showbiz city of South Africa, so when i visit my family and childhood friends in Port Elizabeth. I go home once in every six months so it does get lonely but when im home im the happiest.

ARTIST FEATURED 

GLODINE ( aka myvuvu, aka vgm)

HOW HAVE SHE/HE GIVING BACK TO SOCIETY

- im a blood donor . i believe life is borrowed. Our time on earth is limited.

-i teach music, theatre and arts to victims of violence against women & children.

- i volunteer at the Tembisa Youth Empowerment foundation where we help kids in poor communities finish school.

- i volunteer at Lwana Foundation where we paint libraries and poor schools.

-i volunteer at Cino Shearer Foundation where they travel to rural areas and give food parcels to families.

ADVISE FOR OTHER ARTIST ON HOW TO GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY

- use your skills to uplift others effortlessly. Always be willig to give than take and thats how blessings come along.

ADVISE FOR UPCOMING ARTISTS 

- Focus
- Be commited to your craft
- invest in yourself before others can invest in you

SOCIAL MIDIA HANDLES

@glodine (twitter)
@glodine_ (Instagram)
Glodine Makapela (Facebook)